I was influenced musicly by I think a lot of the bands that
my dad and my mom were kind of listening to, first and foremost.
Which were bands like The Beatles and Fleetwood Mac and a Cream. And
I know my dad listened to Elvis and people like that. My mom was the
disco queen and would listen to all kinds of disco music with a side
of soul music and stuff like that. So I think I was very
influenced by that, and the music there that I was listening to
growing up, that was playing in my house. Of course I found my
own way later on in life. I have some favorites of my own like
Aimee Mann, and Liz Phair and Tori Amos, people like that.

I have been listening to Outkast and Switchfoot. I love the first
couple songs on that record just blow me away. And a gentleman named
Chuck Prophet has been in my CD player recently. I will go
back to CD's like Fleetwood Mac - Rumours. I was listening to Liz
Phair - White Chocolate Space Egg the other day. I have a lot of
independent artists I listen to.

No, don't do that to me. Oh no, really? All time favorite. I know
it's boring but I would have to say The Beatles. I just never
get bored of their music. When you know how they did it, on a Four
Track. Oh my god, this is unbelievable.

What made you personally start singing and writing
songs, and playing guitar? - Click
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I started singing because I was a tom-boy and I got to a
point where when I was playing football with the guys, they
weren't going after the ball anymore, they were grabbing for other
things. So I had to find a different outlet. So I started
singing, then I started writing because I had gone into the
city to hear Nile Rogers speak who has produced huge artists like
Madonna, and he said don't think you can make any money doing just
the singing, you gotta be doing the writing. So I went home and
started writing songs, and basically spent my college years learning
how to write. I met a lot of different songwriters from NY and got
really lucky to work with a some amazing people. I had a lot of
things make it to television and movies and then just kind of started
learning for myself and the guitar I started about 4 years ago
so I could start getting out there and singing for myself and touring
and stuff like that.

Ooooo. Hmmmm. Wow, that's like asking me, which child do you like
the best? You know. I don't think I could pick
one. There's some days some songs hit me harder than others.
I think overall I would feel bad for the rest of them if I
picked one.

Do I have any nicknames? Yeah, you know, I have a
couple. Plenty of people call me red which is obvious. I get JM,
that's really it. I wish I could come up with something very fast
that's clever and people would just start calling me that, but I'm
just not that quick.

Oooo. Wow, dead or alive, ok. Ummm. Well, I guess that it would be
a toss up between John Lennon and Elvis. Those shows must have been
really fun. I love both their personas and John Lennon's songwriting
is incredible. I almost feel like I would never get bored watching
them night after night. I think Elvis would entertain me every night.
I think part of this is, you have to have fun while you're doing
it, otherwise why are you doing it? It's too hard. You
know, it's too strenuous if there's no joy in it.

Umm, hmmm. I think my favorite part if that I love the
process of sitting down, writing a song, and then finishing it.
But I think the thing that really keeps me going is the
life performances. It's there that all of a sudden I'm getting
feedback. I've thrown all this energy in this project, and it could
sit in my room and do nothing. Getting out there and having people
react to things, and say hey, you're talking about me in that song.
That to me is the best part.

Wow, that's a heavy question. Yeah, I don't get to see my
family as much as I'd like. I don't get to see my husband as much as
I'd like. But I think we all knew when I signed on for this.
It's an amazing trip. Everything has sacrifices you know. Having a
baby (not that I have one) is great. You know. I'm sure when
I have a child it will be great, but at the same time there will
be sacrifices that will have to be made. I don't know if
I would call it interfering, I would call it... yeah interfering
is fine. It's hard. I'm on the road a lot and you're away from a lot
of things that you love. Your creature compforts. It's worth it too.
I have so much support from my family, husband and friends that
I feel like if it becomes where I'm on the road all the time,
people will come see me. And I'll have a big party on the tour bus
and we'll spend a week touring the country, or something like
that.

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